#shame

After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with it, and it seems a shame to use it only once. ↗

— Terry Brooks

#creating #everything #goes #into #lot

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. ↗

— Randall Terry

#me #once #shame #twice #you

Shame is the demon that keeps many of us trapped in our pain; healing comes when we gain the courage to confront our demon(s). ↗

— J'son M. Lee

#family-drama #family-love #family-relationships #family-values #guilt

If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!” (p 272) ↗

— Brené Brown

#inspirational #leadership #shame #courage

This in essence is my goal. To set an example by doing what is good. If I live openly and honestly, I set an example of virtue, humanness, restoration, and healing. I give others permission to join me on my journey despite the fear of failure or the rejection it might elicit when they know they are not alone in their experience. The more of us who amass the courage to embark openly on this path, the more normal this experience becomes, effectively eliminating the tactic of shame and isolation that the enemy so often uses to cause us to falter. ↗

— Riisa Renee

#fear #inspirational #love #restoration #shame

Looks like it’s game time,” Shame said. “Beautiful day for some ass kicking, don’t you think? ↗

— Devon Monk

#shame #beauty

Jan could not recall ever seeing a creature more beautiful, though there nagged somewhere at the back of his mind the notion that she ought to have seemed hideous. Why? For she was pure, admirably pure, without a twinge of conscience or shame. ↗

— Meredith Ann Pierce

#immorality #shameless #beauty

He, the man, had seen her, touched her, and had not validated her beauty, her womanliness. He had turned away and gone to his own bed. Like Eve after the fall, her nakedness was obscene to her now. ↗

— Naomi Ragen

#shame #unsatisfied #beauty

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors. ↗

— Brené Brown

#shame #change

I was still searching for someone to blame for my suffering. I really wanted someone to transfer my hate to, so that I could stop hating myself. ↗

— Glenn Beck

#doubt #hate #shame #change